Direct Oral Anticoagulants
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Ablation-induced left atrial mechanical dysfunction recovers in weeks after ablation
The immediate impact of catheter ablation on left atrial mechanical function and the timeline for its recovery in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) remain uncertain. The mechanical func...
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An Overview of the Risks and Impact of Pre-exercise Supplements for Exercise Performance, Recovery, and Cardiovascular Health
Pre-workout supplements, usually referred to as dietary supplements, are very popular among consumers looking to improve their physical and athletic performance. Although use is broad, there is data lacking on...
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Worldwide survey on implantation of and outcomes for conduction system pacing with His bundle and left bundle branch area pacing leads
Adoption and outcomes for conduction system pacing (CSP), which includes His bundle pacing (HBP) or left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), in real-world settings are incompletely understood. We sought to desc...
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Academic cardiac electrophysiologists’ perspectives on sleep apnea care
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an important, modifiable risk factor in the pathophysiology of arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of the study was to evaluate cardiac electr...
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An Overview of the Risks of Contemporary Energy Drink Consumption and Their Active Ingredients on Cardiovascular Events
From the introduction of the popular energy drink “Red Bull” in 1997 to the United States, energy drink consumption has rapidly grown and evolved. In the last decade, in particular, these beverages have been ...
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Treatment Planning for Atrial Fibrillation Using Patient-Specific Models Showing the Importance of Fibrillatory-Areas
Computational models have made it possible to study the effect of fibrosis and scar on atrial fibrillation (AF) and plan future personalized treatments. Here, we study the effect of area available for fibrilla...
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Outcomes of junctional ectopic tachycardia ablation in adult population—a multicenter experience
Idiopathic junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is typically refractory to antiarrhythmic agents. Catheter ablation for JET is feasible but is associated with high risk of unintended atrioventricular (AV) bloc...
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Renal sympathetic denervation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation reduces the recurrence rate of atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis of randomized control trials
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide. The sympathetic nervous system plays an important role in initiation and maintenance of AF. Recent studies have shown that renal sympathetic de...
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DOAC Therapy in Patients Post Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion or Isolation
Anticoagulation for systemic disease–based risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the cornerstone of stroke prevention therapies. Limitations with contemporary anticoagulation therapies have pr...
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DOACs and Dementia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with various forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and senile dementia. The association likely extends beyond an epiphenomenon due to aging...
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The role of microRNAs in the development, regulation, and treatment of atrial fibrillation
MicroRNAs (miRNA)s regulate expression of genes involved in various processes including cardiac automaticity, conduction, excitability, and fibrosis and therefore may provide a diagnostic utility to identify h...
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Persistent left superior vena cava as an arrhythmogenic source in atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter experience
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is one of the most frequently reported congenital anomalies and may be an important source of trigger of atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Open AccessThe relationship of early recurrence of atrial fibrillation and the 3-month integrity of the ablation lesion set
Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation (ERAF) after catheter-ablation (CA) can be a transient phenomenon due to inflammation, or a harbinger of late AF recurrence due to CA lesion (re)conduction. We studied t...
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Long-term influence of body mass index on cardiovascular events after atrial fibrillation ablation
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is an established therapeutic rhythm approach in symptomatic patients. Obesity is a dominant driver of AF recurrence after ablation. However, being both overweight...
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Adjuvant Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
The risk of sudden cardiac death from ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in patients with cardiomyopathy related to structural heart disease has been favorably impacted by the wide adaptation ...
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Use of a novel transfer function to reduce repolarization interval hysteresis
Cardiac repolarization is assessed by the QT interval on the surface electrocardiogram and varies with the heart rate. Standard QT corrections (QTc) do not account for the lag in QT change following a change i...
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Pathophysiology of concomitant atrial fibrillation and heart failure: implications for management
Atrial fibrillation and heart failure share many common risk factors, and are often seen together in an individual patient. Each of these conditions alone can cause the development and worsening of the other. ...
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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with the Marfan and Marfan-like syndromes
Patients with the Marfan syndrome may pose a difficult challenge for catheter-based interventions due to frequent coexisting valve disease, potential delay in vascular healing and repair, and intra-atrial scar...
